Armed Forces: Theft

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2009,  Official Report, column 902W, on armed forces: theft, what equipment was stolen in respect of each guilty/proven verdict.

Bob Ainsworth: Information from the three services' and Ministry of Defence police's databases for thefts of Ministry of Defence equipment is shown in the following table. Each line reflects one offence. The severity of the sentences reflects the past records and previous convictions of the individuals involved, as well as the nature of the offence itself.
	The information provided pertains solely to thefts of MOD equipment and does not include those cases where the item stolen was not identified as belonging to the MOD.
	Information in the years before 2004 is not comprehensive as records relating the RAF personnel could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
	
		
			  1999- 15 G uilty/proven verdicts  Item(s) stolen 
			 Police Caution Army video camera 
			 Fined £100 Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Dismissal and 60 days detention Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Fined £1200 Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Fined £250 Aggravated taking of a vehicle 
			 112 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £1,500 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Dismissal and eight months and 26 days detention Two "Abloy" keys 
			 Dismissal and pay suspended to the amount of £239.07 Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Fined £500 Two Maglite torches 
			 Reduced in rank Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage. 
			 140 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £212.17 14 twenty litre cans of petrol 
			 14 days Restriction of privileges TV set 
			 Dismissal and Reduced in rank Removal of classified documents and 9mm magazine 
			 82 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £32.61 Bayonet 
			 14 days Restriction of privileges TV set, sleeping bags and jackets 
			  2000-11 Guilty charges  
			 12 months probation and 100 hours community service, £55 costs and disqualified from driving for 12 months. Minibus 
			 Fined £400 and internal disciplinary action taken Two replica pistols and a diving knife 
			 60 hours community rehabilitation over 18 months and £250 costs Various weapons including shotguns. 
			 Dismissal and 165 days detention, pay suspended to the amount of £1075 and Reduced in rank Unspecified MOD equipment 
			 Fined £160 Two Land Rover door panels 
			 112 days detention Two instances of taking a vehicle without consent. 
			 140 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £1,500 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident. 
			 Nine months detention and £1,000 compensation. Aggravated taking of a vehicle 
			 112 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £383.94 Misuse of military vehicle 
			 Dismissal Computer software 
			 Six months and 24 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £140 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident. 
			  2001-17 Guilty charges  
			 Six Months imprisonment Two smoke grenades and 5 x rockets 
			 59 days detention and reduced in rank Two automatic rifles 
			 28 days detention Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident. 
			 Fined £750 Removal of pistol without consent 
			 Fined £600 Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Fined £350 Taking a vehicle without consent and without appropriate permits and insurance 
			 Severe Reprimand-mitigated by the Appropriate Review Authority to admonishment Four charges of entering into an agreement for the conditional sale of 4 bugles and 1 drum 
			 Dismissal and 135 days detention Two helmets, two swords, buckskin trousers and breast plate. 
			 Seven months detention and pay suspended to the amount of £1,427.17 Aggravated taking of a vehicle 
			 Six months detention Aggravated taking of a vehicle 
			 Dismissal and six months detention Burglary from store 
			 Fined £500 Aggravated taking of a vehicle 
			 Fined £500 Aggravated taking of a vehicle 
			 Dismissal, 165 days detention and Reduced in rank Unspecified MOD equipment 
			 Dismissal Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident. 
			 82 days detention and Reduced in rank Live rounds, shotgun cartridges, two training grenades 
			 Reduced in rank and pay suspended to the amount of £2,000 Aggravated taking of a vehicle 
			  2002-15 Guilty/proven verdicts  
			 Fined £1,050 and pay suspended to the amount of £12.66 Batteries 
			 14 days extra work and drills Respirator 
			 140 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £1,250 Aggravated taking of a vehicle 
			 112 days detention Equipment including-Armbands, Gerber knife, baton, handcuffs, batteries 
			 Six months detention Taking vehicle without consent 
			 180 days detention Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage 
			 42 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £106.50 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Fined £1,000, Severe reprimand, and pays suspended to the amount of £6,043.08 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Fined £500 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 112 days detention Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Fined £1,000 and pay suspended to the amount of £1,000 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage 
			 Fined £500 Caught in act of burglary 
			 Reduced in rank Multi tool and pouch 
			 Dismissal, 122 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £100 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage 
			 Fined £650 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage 
			  2003-22 Guilty/proven verdicts  
			 Dismissal and 42 days detention and pay suspended for 318 days Mobile telephone 
			 Fined £300 Two electric hand lights, and 60 photographic prints 
			 Dismissal and 80 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £158.15. Fuel 
			 Dismissal and three months detention Computer components 
			 Dismissal and 66 days detention Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Six months forfeiture of seniority and Reprimand Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Admonished Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Fined £50 and pay suspended to the amount of £200 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Fined £750 Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Admonished Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage 
			 Pay suspended to the amount of £2,830.08 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Dismissal and two years detention and Reduced in rank Rifle breech bolts and various live rounds 
			 56 days detention Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 112 days detention Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Fined £450 Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Fined £750 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 28 days detention Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage 
			 42 days detention Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage 
			 Reduced in rank Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Fined £650 Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Fined £650 Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Reduced in rank In possession of rifle without lawful authority 
			  2004-13 Guilty/proven verdicts  
			 Fine of £1200 Caught in act of burglary 
			 28 days detention and paid stopped to the amount of £373.22 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Reduced in rank Diesel fuel 
			 Fined £500 Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 28 days detention and Reduced in rank Camera 
			 26 days detention and Reduced in rank Camera 
			 140 days detention Aggravated taking of a vehicle 
			 Reduced in rank and fined £4000 Unspecified MOD equipment 
			 28 days detention and compensation of £3,000 paid Aggravated taking of a vehicle 
			 Fined £250 Blank ammunition 
			 Dismissal Money and memorabilia 
			 Police caution Two military boots 
			 Police caution Two hot weather jungle boots 
			  2005-15 Guilty/proven verdicts  
			 Dismissal and six months detention £800 
			 Dismissal and 84 days detention Six boxes of spanners 
			 11 months detention and Reduced in rank Laptop computer, camcorder and flat screen TV 
			 Dismissal, one year detention suspended and Reduced in rank Seven susat sights, two clansman casings, 89 various batteries, 32 cylumes and one image intensifier tube 
			 Dismissal, imprisoned six months and Reduced in rank £564.40, £89.15 and computer system 
			 Fine £300 Live and blank rounds, magazines, susat site, and gas plug and flash eliminator 
			 42 days detention In possession of pistol and magazine without authority 
			 28 days detention Ammunition 
			 Pay suspended to the amount of £1,000 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in damage 
			 84 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £160 Fuel 
			 Dismissal and six months detention Computer equipment 
			 Police caution Two Army Radios 
			 Seven years and six months imprisonment Browning 9mm pistol 
			 12 months community order, 80 hours community service and £1,105.52 paid in compensation. Various firearms, including SA80 rifle. 
			 Fined £400 RAM memory stick 
			  2006-32 Guilty/proven verdicts  
			 56 days detention 15 pairs of high-tech magnum boots 
			 Dismissal, imprisoned five years and 252 days and Reduced in rank Rifle 
			 112 days detention and pay suspended to the amount of £500 Taking of vehicle without consent 
			 Pay suspended to the amount of £1,200 Aggravated taking of a vehicle resulting in an accident 
			 Dismissal and imprisoned for four years and 339 days Two SA80 rifles 
			 Dismissal and six months detention Fuel 
			 84 days detention Services from Northern Rail Network 
			 Reduced in rank 30 high-tech magnum boots 
			 Reduced in rank 30 high-tech magnum boots 
			 Reduced in rank Sleeping bag, bivvi bag, two Combat 95 Shirts, three Combat 95 Trousers, four Live SA80 Magazines, Weapons Cleaning Kit, Poncho, Body Armour, Helmet, Helmet Cover, Gortex Jacket, Gortex Trousers, Desert Combat Body Armour Cover 
			 Reduced in rank Duplicate Iraq zone 1 medal 
			 Dismissal Two laptop computers 
			 Dismissal and 18 months detention Two motorcycles, and Land Rover and trailer 
			 112 days detention Land Rover and trailer 
			 Dismissal and five years and four months imprisonment Pistol 
			 Dismissal and five years and eight months imprisonment and Reduced in rank Pistol 
			 Dismissal and five years imprisonment Makarov 9mm pistol 
			 Fined £1,500 Ammunition 
			 Six months detention, suspended for one year and Reduced in rank Component part of a firearm-regulator assembly(gas plug) 
			 Fined £300 Sabre 500,000 volt stun baton 
			 Fined £1,000, pay suspended to the amount of £1,500 Various items of Service property 
			 Dismissal, eight years imprisonment and Reduced in rank Components of firearms 
			 Fined £1,000 Computer base units 
			 Dismissal Medicines 
			 Fined £504, five days extra work and pay stopped for 30 days Socket set and taking a vehicle without consent 
			 120 days detention Hand tool 
			 56 days detention Body armour and night vision goggles 
			 Police caution Camcorder 
			 Final warning 7.62mm cartridges 
			 12 months imprisonment Live ammunition, pyrotechnics and explosives 
			 Fined £490 Landrover 
			 Fined £650 Landrover 
			  2007-33 Guilty/proven verdicts  
			 Fined £500 Seven i pods, one Sony music player, one MP3 player, one digital camera, 600 x cigarettes and one Stella Artois bottle. 
			 Reduced in rank Security seals 
			 Fined £400 30 litres of diesel 
			 Admonished Infringing copy of a copyright work 
			 Dismissal, 11 months and one day detention and Reduced in rank Two cameras and accessories 
			 Admonished Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident 
			 Dismissal and Imprisoned for seven years and five months 9mm pistol and two magazines 
			 Six months detention Day sack, hi-tec desert boots, crampons, optimus fuel bottle, extremities gloves, alpine scarf, gloves, solar shower, white socks, pan set, primus omnifuel stove, two rope clamps, two rolls of velcro, fleece shirt, jacket, waterproof suit, duvet jacket, micro stove. 
			 88 days detention and Reduced in rank Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident 
			 88 days detention Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident 
			 Fined £3,000 and Reduced in rank Vehicle Trailer Box Body 
			 Fined £650 Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 Fined £1,000 and pay suspended to the amount of £650 Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident 
			 Dismissal and 18 months detention Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident 
			 Dismissal and nine years and 174 days imprisonment Pistols topslides, assorted working parts and ammunition 
			 Dismissal and nine years and 263 days imprisonment Pistols, topslides, assorted working parts and ammunition 
			 Fined £1,800 and Reduced in rank Ammunition-two signal kit pyrotechnic pistols and 16 flares 
			 One day detention Ammunition 
			 Dismissal and 30 days detention Aviation equipment 
			 150 days detention and pay topped to the amount of £424 Arms and ammunition 
			 Dismissal, 90 days detention and Reduced in rank Overhead projector 
			 105 days detention and fined £2000 Deactivated drill rifles 
			 Dismissal and 140 days detention Mobile phone 
			 Reprimand, fined £250 and pay suspended to the amount of £639.29 Aviation clothing 
			 Fined £563 and 14 days extra work Two combat shirts 
			 Fined £100 Ration boxes 
			 42 days detention Items from dry provisions store 
			 42 days detention Items from dry provisions store 
			 Dismissal and six months detention Stopwatch and attempted theft 
			 150 days detention Three cyalume sticks, dive suit, and sundries 
			 Three years and six months imprisonment Palm computer, two digital cameras, tom tom sat nav 
			 Three years and six months imprisonment Palm computer, two digital cameras, tom tom sat nav 
			 Two years and six months imprisonment Palm computer, two digital cameras, tom tom sat nav 
			  2008-32 Guilty/proven verdicts  
			 Dismissal, fined £1,000 and pay suspended to the amount of £41.51 Saw kit, digital camera, an electric engraving tool, hammer drills and eight piece plumbers holesaw kit. 
			 Admonished Helmet mounted night vision system 
			 120 days detention and Reduced in rank 940 litres of fuel 
			 60 days detention 940 litres of fuel 
			 Dismissal, 12 months detention and Reduced in rank Ammunition and pyrotechnics 
			 Fined £75 Might vision goggles 
			 Reduced in rank and pay suspended to the amount of £62.21 60 litres of fuel 
			 Reduced in rank and pay suspended to the amounts of £575.70 and £93.99 Watches 
			 Dismissal and seven months and 16 days detention Money 
			 120 days detention, suspended for one year and Reduced in rank Ammunition 
			 Dismissal, 150 days dismissal and Reduced in rank DVD player 
			 90 days detention and Reduced in rank Taking a vehicle without consent 
			 28 days detention and compensation of £750 paid Aggravated vehicle taking resulting in an accident 
			 Dismissal, 15 years imprisonment and Reduced in rank Weapons and accessories 
			 Fined £750 Blank rounds 
			 Dismissal and 109 days detention Blank rounds 
			 Dismissal and five years and six months imprisonment Weapons 
			 Nine months' detention Ammunition 
			 Six months detention and Reduced in rank Night vision goggles 
			 Police caution Ration packs 
			 Police caution Ration packs 
			 Police caution Ration packs 
			 Police caution Ration packs 
			 Police caution Ration packs 
			 12 months imprisonment Body armour, footwear, clothing and ration packs 
			 12 months imprisonment Body armour, footwear, clothing and ration packs 
			 16 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months +200 hours community order Body armour, footwear, clothing and ration packs 
			 Fined £500, £400 costs and £15 victim surcharge Computer parts 
			 52 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years, 250 silver unpaid work within 12 months. Three military flares, one smoke grenade, canteen cutlery, cleaning flannelette, military batteries, ten thousand rounds of 22 calibre rifle ammunition 
			 26 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years, 250 hours unpaid work within 12 months. Ammunition 
			 12 weeks imprisonment suspended over two years, 250 hours community service and £1,000 costs. Ammunition